Sports14 August, 20262 min read
Paul Walter Leads Manchester Super Giants Past Sunrisers Leeds to Reach Hundred Final
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Manchester Super Giants beat Sunrisers Leeds by 20 runs to reach the final. Walter scored 80 and Klaasen 63 as the total reached 186/4.
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Walter powers Super Giants
Manchester Super Giants beat Sunrisers Leeds by 20 runs in the Hundred Eliminator at The Kia Oval to reach the men’s Hundred final. Paul Walter made 80 off 46 balls as Super Giants posted 186-4 (100 balls), with Heinrich Klaasen contributing 63 off 26. Sunrisers Leeds replied with 166-7 (100 balls), with Ryan Rickelton 54* off 34 and Harry Brook 49 off 31.
England seamer Josh Tongue led the bowling with 4-26 as Sunrisers fell short in their chase. Super Giants will face Trent Rockets in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Key wickets and reviews
The match swung early when Tim Seifert was dismissed from the second ball of the game, and Walter stayed unflustered as he and Jos Buttler added 57 for the second wicket. Buttler made 33 from 20 before Walter combined with Klaasen, with the pair adding 114 off just 52 balls, including Walter whacking eight sixes and Klaasen four. Sunrisers’ run chase included a moment involving Zak Crawley, who wasted a review when he was plumb lbw for six, which later proved costly as Harry Brook was given out lbw on 49.
Brook’s dismissal left Sunrisers needing 89 off 44 balls, and the innings fell away as Tongue removed both Mitch Marsh and Crawley. Tongue then combined with Sonny Baker, with Baker finishing with 2-39 and Rickelton left stranded on 54 not out.
Final set at Lord’s
With the Eliminator decided, the final is set for Lord’s after Super Giants’ 20-run win over Sunrisers Leeds. The Times framed the result as Josh Tongue sending Jos Buttler’s Manchester Super Giants to the Hundred final, with SunRisers Leeds electing to field at The Oval. Sky Sports’ coverage highlighted the Eliminator between Manchester Super Giants and SunRisers Leeds, with the match presented as a key “Hundred Eliminator highlights” item.
Cricbuzz listed the same Eliminator fixture as “MSG vs SUL, Eliminator, The Hundred Men's Competition 2026,” tying the result to the tournament’s schedule. In the BBC’s match recap, Walter’s 80 off 46 balls is described as setting up Super Giants’ total of 186-4 at The Oval before Tongue’s 4-26 shaped the chase.